Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-28
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE.
Organization Of Both the Branches
GOv..Elec Church Addresses
the Assembly.
ORGANIZATION OF TEE COUNCIL.

ORGANIZATION OF TEE COUNCIL.
The Council organized on the 18th inst.
BY the election of the following officers, nomi
nees OF a caucus previously held composed o!
nine North Dakota members and Mathews, OF
Campbell, of Blown; Sheldon, o.
Day. and Lawler, of Dawson:
President, Mathews, of Brookings.
Chief Clerk, kingsburg, of WATERFOWL.
Assistant Clerk, Wallace, of jamestown.
Enrolling Clerk, Startling, of Aberdeen.
Engrossing Clerk, South Mayo, of Bis
Sergeant, Troy, of Wahpeton.
assistant Sergeant, Hittsman, of Valley City:
Chaplain, Rev. Caleb Benham, Episcopal
Rector of Bismarck.
Messenger, Chas. Cummings, of Brookings.
ID Doorkeeper, N. W. Spaldimg, Of I.arimore
and the Council djourned till noon of the 18th.
THE HOUSE.
The House was called to order ut 10 o'clock
by Major Hamilton, Assistant Clerk of the last
session.
An informal ballot for Speaker resulted:
Crosse, of HYDE 81; Williams, of Burleigh, 12;
Ely, Of R!o!ette, Z; Hobart Of Moody, 5.
moved to adjourn, but the motion was lost and
formal ballot taken for Speaker, resulting:
Crosse, %; Williams, 10; Hobart, s.; Ely, 4.
Crosse was declared elected, and delivered
few remarks, which were well received and
tional feeling and expressed determination
to labor solely for the good of the people,
The House adjourned till noon of the 12tll.
No special business was done by the Council
on the 18th. The House completed it's organ.
ization by the election of tho following sub
ordinate officers:
FaEina IF Go,ry For CI,;of CJo~l,
Hamilton, of Grand Forks, for First Assist
ant
Cone, of Brule, for Second Assistant
Rorapaugh, of Deatlwood, for Sergeant
Russell, of Canton, for Assistant Sergeant
Billiard, of Bridgewater, for Enrolling and
Engrossing Clerk
Miss Kelly, of Sanborn County, for Assist
ant
Rev. Mr.. Cook, Methodist Pastor at Bis.
marck, Chaplain.
Shields, { Moody, for Messenger
Flick, of bismarck, for Waterman
Maid, of jamestown, for Postmaster.
The joint session for hearing Gov Pierce's
biennial message was held at 3 O'clock After
the reading of the message Governor reject
Church vas introduced: He paid high COM
self declared that, SO help him God, he had no
other intention than to administer the gubcr-
material Office in the interest of the whole peo!
pie without reference to section, party, or any
thing which could not DO commended by every
good citizen.
Tho message of Gov Pierce and the re-
marks of Judge Church have universal CON-
mendation and congratulations for both Of
them are offered from representatives of oil
sections and parties. +
On the 18th the Council consumed consider
able time on rules. Bills were introduced as
follows: By Hughes, for a public examiner;
for regulating grain warehouses and inspect
ing, weighing and handling grain, and deiin-
commission in relation thereto; for taxing
car-loaning companies, sleeping car compa-
MES and fast freight lines running cars other
than the property Of the companies paying
taxes on the gross receipts; for general row
enue law. By Collins, for q board of railroad
common carriers; for public examiner and
dividing the Territory into two examiner DIS
tricts; empowering counties to issue
bonds for indebtedness; amending the
Repeating the law of 1855 relating to tllesalary
OF the register of deeds in Grand Forks Coun-
ty. Regulating the fees of register of deeds;
BY Griggs, to legalize the election il Sioux
Falls on issuing bonds for aid to railroads By
Ward,a joint, resolution manipulating Con-
suspended and the memorial unanimously
adopted. Ten thousand copies of the Gov
ernors message were ordered printed by the
House. Bills We're introduced: BHGilbert,
for public examiner. By Wiltimorel extend
ing the time of tax delinquency to JUMP l. By
mission. BY White, for insuring PROPERTY Of
the Territory. A motion was unanimously
adopted for standing committee on temper
ance Adjourned.
In the Council, on the 14th, Galloway pre-
scented petition for stringent marriage Ii
cense law. Bills were introduced: By Hughes,
establishing an experimental farm and fdres-
try institution; for the support of INDECENT
soldiers and sailors and their families; relt-
ing to the form and custody of bonds. BY
Galloway, regulating marriage; regulating the
practice Of pharmacy; relating to the penalty
and interest of delinquent tax. by McCuni-
Der, extending the time when taxes become
delinquent; maintaining and improving yolunI
polluting the waters of Rapid Creek By
Mead, to attach Stanley, Sterling and Nowlin
Hughes for Judicial purposes; providing tho
paper and form of election tickets By Erick-
son. correcting error in mortgage foreclosure.
By Dodge, appropriating part Of the insurance
By Foster, authorizing mutual protec-
ton against larcenies of live stock.
Ay Allen, regulating printers fees;
prescribing the duties fees and salaries of
county uedSuTtis. ny DoSeit, lOF pruning
resolutions and printing Congressional act re-
straining legislation There was prolonged
discussion, hinging on the question that cour-
tesy was bad in print
The following committees were announced:
udiciary-Hughes, Dodge, Grigsby Nc
Cumber, Mead, Lawler, Bogart
Education-Ericson, Donovan, Martin, Wells,
Collins.
Elections Mead, Ericsson, Allen. Wells, Mar
tin.
Appropriations Dodge, Grigsby,
Hughes, Smith, Collins, Lawler.
Railroads-Collins, Sheldon of Day, Foster,
Lawler, Donovan, Cain, Dodge
Revenue-Galloway, Ericsson, Allen, Mead,
Hughes. Washabaugh, McCumber.
Territorial Officers = McCumber, Foster,
Lawler, Washabaugh, Allen.
Federal Relations Martin, Galloway, Cain,
Campbell, Sheldon of Hand
Counties-Wells, Sheldon, of Day, Martin,
Dodge, Donovan, Weiser Ericsson
Cities and Municipal Corporations-Weis
Grigsby, Allen, Cain, Galloway, Campbell,
Smith.
Public Buillings-Lawler, Wells, Hughes,
Weiser, Galloway
Public Printing-Cain, Washabaugh, Shell
don of Day, Dodge, Harstad, Sheldon, of
Hand, Donovan
Mines and MISUNDERSTANDING Weiser,
Wells, Mead, Martin.